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Informationen zum Autor Cathy N. Davidson Klappentext By turns candid! witty! and poignant! this volume is an American professor's much-praised memoir of her experiences in Japan and with the Japanese. Davidson not only transforms readers' image of the country! but she offers a stirring look at its culture and identity. Often funny! sometimes liltingly sad! the book is as intimate and irresistible as a long-awaited letter from a good friend. Zusammenfassung By turns candid! witty! and poignant! 36 Views of Mount Fuji is an American professor's much-praised memoir about her experiences of Japan and the Japanese. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xi Preface xiii 1. Seeing and Being Seen 1 2. Foreigners 9 3. After School 21 4. From the Best Families 37 5. Typical Japanese Women 49 6. Night Moves 69 7. Sacred Places 83 8. Accident 105 9. Going Home 123 10. Sea of Japan, Oki, 1987 139 11. Tatami Room in Cedar Grove 155 12. Festival of the Dead 169 13. Photo Album: The Fourth Journey 185 14. The Practice House 205 15. House Guest 217 16. Climbing the Mountain 227 Afterword (2005) 233 Acknowledgments to the First Edition 241 Acknowledgments to the Second Edition 243 Glossary of Japanese Words and Expressions 245 A Note on Japanese Names ix
